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ROSS TO LEAD UNIVERSITY MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
Madelyn A. “Maddy” Ross, associate vice chancellor for national media relations since August 2005, will add leadership of UMC to her portfolio of responsibilities, announced Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill. The largest department in Public Affairs, UMC produces more than 5,000 print, advertising, video, and Web projects annually.
Associate Vice Chancellor Honored By Press Club
In accepting the President’s Award during The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania’s annual Golden Quill Awards, Associate Vice Chancellor Madelyn “Maddy” Ross recalled joining The Pittsburgh Press as a 22-year-old reporter and encountering an “extremely talented, underutilized, and profoundly miserable senior staff.” Ross, who became the Press’ managing editor, and her colleagues changed the climate and received national recognition, including two Pulitzer Prizes.
Hill NAMED REGION’s Business Communicator of the Year
Robert Hill, Pitt vice chancellor for public affairs, has received the 2006 Business Communicator of the Year Award from the Pittsburgh chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators
(IABC). IABC/Pittsburgh created its
Business Communicator of the Year Award in 2004 to recognize individuals for outstanding contributions in practicing, promoting, and enhancing professional business communications in Western Pennsylvania.
Polio Publication Earns CASE Grand Gold Award
Defeat of an Enemy: Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg Reports on the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Triumph of the Pitt Polio Vaccine received a Grand Gold Medal in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) international Circle of Excellence Awards Program during the council’s annual conference in New York City. The medal is the highest honor that CASE awards in international competition.
About the Vice Chancellor
Many Pittsburghers know Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill as Pitt’s official spokesperson. Throughout his 37 years in higher education administration, Hill has inspired, established, supported, and sustained the highest standards of quality, innovation, and effectiveness in university communications.